What Android is -- according to the folks who know

We all spend a lot of time discussing exactly what Android is, and isn't. Because it's something relatively new, we always end up comparing it to something that isn't quite the same, like embedded or desktop Linux. Finally, Tim Bray, one of our favorite Googlers, has taken the reigns and we now have a description of what Android is, written for people who don't spend all day fiddling around writing code. Be sure to visit the source link and have a read, you'll be glad you did. [Tim Bray]